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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Suppl) Adv Crop Sci Tech
ISSN: 2329-8863 ACST, an open access journal
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Plant Genomics 2016
July 14-15, 2016
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July 14-15, 2016 Brisbane, Australia
4th International Conference on Plant Genomics
Wong Yun Teng, Adv Crop Sci Tech 2016, 4:3 (Suppl)
Screening of wild oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) germplasm for lipase activity
Wong Yun Teng
Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
Atotal of 148 E. guineensis palms originating from Angola, Cameroon, Guinea Conarky, Nigeria, Senagal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania
and Zaire were then screened for lipase activity using the non-radioactive titration method. The analysis revealed genotypes
with significantly different lipase activities, indicating that the activity is genotype dependent. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) indicated similarity in pattern between gene expression and lipase activity determined by the novel assay. Several low and high
lipase genotypes were identified. ANOVA results from this data showed significant differences between countries, populations and
families. Heritability for lipase activity was estimated by the variance component of 33 families. The heritability estimate for lipase
activity was high, indicating the possibility of selecting for lipase activity at the family level. The findings pave the way for selection
and breeding for low lipase genotypes. They are also relevant to genetic marker development for oil quality.
Biography
Wong Yun Teng has completed her PhD from National University of Malaysia and has been working in molecular genetics for ten years, particularly in the oil palm
genome. She is currently a Research Officer in Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia. Besides as a Researcher, she writes regularly and her article is often featured
in magazines and newspapers. Her first novel was published in year 2014.